Now, what are House Republicans doing in response? They are proposing less than one-third of the money needed to respond to Zika. They are providing no--zero--money targeted for Puerto Rico. Mr. Speaker, look at this face again. Shame on this House for this failure. Look at this face and then look in the mirror.
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I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 832, and I yield back the balance of my time.
I gladly rise in support of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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